Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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